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Nervous System Disorders and Diseases

Ask questions and share information about nervous system disorders and diseases here. Talk about vascular disorders (stroke, transient ischemic attack or TIA, subarachnoid hemorrhage, subdural hemorrhage and hematoma, and extradural hemorrhage), infections (meningitis, encephalitis, polio, and epidural abscess), functional disorders ( headache, epilepsy, dizziness, and neuralgia), structural disorders (Bell's palsy, cervical spondylosis, carpal tunnel syndrome, brain or spinal cord tumors, peripheral neuropathy, and Guillain-Barre syndrome) and degeneration (Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), Huntington's chorea, and Alzheimer's disease).

Brain Surgery

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Hello! My sister is planning brain surgery. We have been to doctor and talked it over… however we want to hear somebody with experience, that has been there as a patient. What is she to expect after surgery? Thanks in advance!

by User avatar Guest

Trigeminal Neuralgia or something else?

Two weeks ago I woke with searing pain to the right side of my face. I went through the usual dental routine and the need of a root canal has been eliminated. My pain is not quite typical of Trigeminal Neuralgia as it is a constant burning sensation located on my lower and upper jaw, back of my...

by User avatar zymurgea93433

headaches frequently

im   20 years old!  i have  been having headaches   everyday  for the past  week.!   i recently   started  drinking  soda   again   daily.  and i have  had  any  in about  4-5 months!   and  i havent  had any for  a couple of  days !   the  headaches    seem  to...

by User avatar Guest

Lewy Bodies?

Hello there, I am a medical school student. I should write a school work in a couple of days and the subject is Lewy bodies. I would like you to write something about this to me because I don't really know anything about this subject. If you help me it would be a life saver. Thank you in advance.

by User avatar elberta33676

Lightheaded, palpitations, pressure in diaphram, left arm pain, extreme fatigue

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Just wondering if anyone can shed some light. A month ago i went on vacation to disney with my family. The first symptom i got was left arm pain, which i had previously been experiencing on and off for about a year. I had looked into this before, and had an mri done of my upper spine but...

by User avatar Jennifermarie1982

headache, leg pain and nausea

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hi i have had a bad headache, nausea and leg pain on the backs of the upper parts of my legs since yesterday. i went to bed and have woke up with the same symptoms. i work as an intensive care nurse and the symptoms started at the end of my shift please help thanks

by User avatar sarah

what is Neuropathy?

Hi, I’ve been having some strange feelings in my legs lately, like tingling, numbness and pain. A doctor told me that he’s going to do some more tests, but at this time he thinks it could be neuropathy. What is this disorder? How is it treated?

by User avatar bobette693

Weird feeling :(

Hi, I am 26 years old male. One fine day I went to play squash and while coming back I experienced something different in my body. I felt that my right part of body is trembling. My friend took me to the Doctor. I went through MRI scan, ECG and EEG and several blood tests. The reports came normal....

by User avatar ravisharma246627

idk whats wrong i think its turrets

Im 22, and for as long as i can remember all the way back to primary school iv had this problem and its been getting worse as iv gotten older. it used to happen all the time but i learned to controll it and only do it when i was alone so people wouldnt laugh at me. it only happens now when i get...

by User avatar stevenwoodruff143147

Meningoma Brain Surgery Recovery

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My 56 year old brother had an 18 hour surgery on April 2, 2010 to remove an meningoma brain tumor. Due to the location of the tumor which we found out squashed the brain stem, most was removed. Post Op, he is still in critical care ICU on a ventilator and feeding tube in his nose which will be moved...

by User avatar flipflo147006